Where does “Busfahrkarte” come from?

Busfahrkarte (German) comes from German Fahrkarte, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Busfahrkarte (German): bus pass, bus ticket

Definitions

  1. bus pass, bus ticket

Ancestry of “Busfahrkarte”, step by step

Busfahrkarte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fahrkarte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFahrkartefare ticket
2Germankartecard flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc
3Middle High Germankarte
4Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
5Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
6Frenchcartela cartel
7Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
8Italiancartapaper; map; menu
9Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
10Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
11Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via German Bus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBusbus public transport
2EnglishbusA motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of...
3EnglishomnibusA vehicle set up to carry many people; An...
4FrenchomnibusPertaining to a local; omnibus, bus
5Latinomnibusdative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine...
6Latinomnisevery; all
7Proto-Italicopnisevery, all
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης